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Trump jokes he'd like to be pope, 'Number 1 choice' — then names a real contender
President Donald Trump joked to the media that he'd "like to be pope" while adding that he does not have a preference for who ...
How long does it take a papal conclave to elect a pope? It depends on the century
For nearly 180 years, papal conclaves have chosen a new pope in three to five days. In centuries past, they've taken a lot ...
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How the Catholic Church Will Pick the Next Pope
A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.
What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope
Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...
Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?
And he came from Argentina, the first pope from the Americas.As the world's Catholic cardinals meet this week to discuss who ...
Popes who have served the Catholic Church for the past 100 years: Champions of truth, faith and love
Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...
Pope’s Mourners See His Death as Crossroads for Catholic Church
As tens of thousands of Catholics waited in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many were debating the ...
What’s next for the Catholic Church after Pope Francis’ death?
The process of selecting the next Holy Father after Pope Francis’ death is set to begin any day now. The College of Cardinals ...
What Does the Pope Do? Bishop of Rome Doesn't Just Run the Catholic Church
With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.
Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit?
The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...
Pope Francis, Who Sought a More Pastoral Church, Laid to Rest in a Majestic Ceremony
The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...
A pope from New Jersey? Why Newark Cardinal Tobin could emerge conclave 2025 as pope
Fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese, Tobin was appointed cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016, which at the time ...